§ Article 17(untitled)

reparation of Lists of Voters, Referendum Participants

 1. In order to ensure the rights of voters, referendum participants, corresponding
election commissions shall prepare lists of voters, referendum participants on the basis of the
data obtained through the use of the state system of voter and referendum participant
registration (account) and provided in compliance with the requirements of Clause 6 of this
Article.

 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation who as of the voting day posses the active
electoral right, the right to participate in a referendum shall be included in the lists of voters,
referendum participants in the election precincts, referendum precincts.
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 3. If, under an international treaty of the Russian Federation, foreign nationals are
entitled to participate in elections to bodies of local self-government or in a local referendum,
the lists of voters, referendum participants for elections to bodies of local self-government, local
referendums shall, in accordance with the law, include foreign nationals that have attained to
the age of 18 years as of the voting day, and are not subject to provisions of Clause 3, Article 4
of this Federal Law and permanently reside in the territory of the municipal formation in which
the said election or referendum is conducted.

 4. The grounds for including a citizen of the Russian Federation in the list of voters,
referendum participants in a certain election precinct, referendum precinct shall be constituted
by the fact that his permanent place of residence is located in the territory of this election
precinct; and in cases specified by this Federal Law, other laws – the fact of temporary stay of a
citizen in the territory of this precinct (if a citizen possesses the active electoral right, right to
participate in a referendum), or if this citizen has an absentee certificate. The place of stay or
place of residence of a citizen in a territory of a certain election precinct, referendum precinct is
established by bodies in charge of registration of citizens of the Russian Federation at their
place of stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation in accordance with the
legislation of the Russian Federation, and in cases provided for by this Federal Law, other law –
by other authorized bodies, organizations and officials.
(Clause 4 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. Military men in active military service in military units, military organizations and
institutions that are located in the territory of corresponding municipal formation shall not be
included in the lists of voters, referendum participants unless their residential address before
they were called for service was located in the territory of municipal formation and are not
accounted during establishment of the number of voters, referendum participants during
elections to bodies of local self-government, during local referendum.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 6. Information on registered voters, referendum participants shall be prepared and
updated by the head of local administration of municipal district, urban district, city territory of
the federal city, and in cases stipulated by the law of the subject of the Russian Federation –
federal city – by the head of territorial body of executive power of the federal city. Information on
voters, referendum participants – military men in military units, their family members and other
voters, referendum participants, if they reside in the territory of a military unit or registered in the
stipulated manned in the territory of their military unit, shall be prepared and updated by the
military unit officer. Information on voters, referendum participants, residing outside the territory
of the Russian Federation or staying in long-term foreign trips shall be prepared and updated by
the head of diplomatic or consular missions of the Russian Federation. This information shall be
submitted by the authorized body or official to territorial commissions (election commissions of
municipal formations), and in their absence – to district election commissions, and in cases
stipulated by the law – to precinct commissions immediately after the voting day is established
or after these commissions are formed.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 7. The list of voters, referendum participants shall be prepared by corresponding
commission with the use of GAS “Vybory”, separately for each election precinct, referendum
precinct on the basis of the information submitted in accordance with the established form by
an authorized body or official.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 71 People submitting information on voters, referendum participants are responsible for
correctness and completeness of this information and for their due submission.
(Clause 71 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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 8. At elections to federal bodies of state power or a referendum of the Russian
Federation, precinct commissions formed at election precincts or referendum precincts,
established outside the territory of the Russian Federation, shall be entitled to prepare a list of
voters, referendum participants before the voting day on the basis of written applications, and
on the voting day - on the basis of oral applications of citizens of the Russian Federation
permanently residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation or staying on long-term
foreign trips during their visit to election commission.

 9. A citizen of the Russian Federation who is entitled to the active electoral right, a right
to participate in a referendum staying on the voting day for elections to federal bodies of state
power, referendum of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation
and was unable to obtain an absentee certificate or voter early, shall be included by
corresponding precinct commission into the list of voters, referendum participants during his
visit on the voting day to the premises of precinct commission for voting.

 10. A citizen of the Russian Federation shall be included in the list of voters, referendum
participants only for one election precinct, referendum precinct. If a territorial commission
(district election commission, election commission of municipal formation) reveals the fact of
inclusion of a citizen of the Russian Federation into lists of voters, referendum participants for
different election precincts, referendum precincts for one and the same election, one and the
same referendum, a corresponding commission shall correct such errors or deficiencies in
these lists before the submission of lists of voters, referendum participants.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 11. Lists of voters, referendum participants shall be prepared in two counterparts. The
data on voters, referendum participants included in the list of voters, referendum participants
shall be arranged in alphabetical or other order (by settlements, streets, apartment buildings,
apartments). The lists of voters, referendum participants shall contain the surname, name,
patronymic, date of birth (if 18 years old – additionally day and month of birth), residential
address of voter, referendum participant. The list of voters, referendum participants shall
provide blank spaces for signature of a voter, referendum participant for each ballot received by
the voter, referendum participant, series and number of his passport or a document equivalent
to passport of a citizen, as well as for entering summary data on each type of election,
referendum, and for the signature of the member of the precinct commission that issued the
ballot (ballots) to the voter, referendum participant.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 12. The first counterpart of the list of voters, referendum participants shall be signed by
the chairman and the secretary of the commission that prepared the list. At election precincts,
referendum precincts that are established in the territory of a military unit, in a remote or a hard-
to-reach area, the list of voters, referendum participants shall be signed by the chairman and
the secretary of the precinct commission. The list of voters, referendum participants shall be
certified by the seals of the territorial commission (the district election commission, election
commission of municipal formation) and (or) the precinct commission, respectively. The
procedure and terms of preparation and use of the second counterpart of the list of voters,
referendum participants, and its submission to corresponding precinct commission, its
certification and updating shall be established by the commission organizing the election or the
referendum.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 13. Corresponding territorial commission (district election commission, election
commission of municipal formation) shall provide the first counterpart of the list of voters,
referendum participants of a certain election precinct, referendum precinct under the
acceptance act not later than in 20 days prior to the voting day. A precinct commission shall be
entitled to divide the first counterpart of the list of voters, referendum participants into separate
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books. Each such book shall be sewn (stitched) together not later than on the day preceding
the voting day, and certified by the seal of the corresponding precinct commission and the
signature of its chairman.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 14. The precinct commission shall update the list of voters, referendum participants in
compliance with the procedure established for organization of interaction and cooperation of
election commissions and referendum commissions with the bodies of local self-government,
institutions and organizations in charge of the registration of voters, referendum participants. A
verified and updated list of voters, referendum participants shall be signed by the precinct
commission’s chairman and secretary and certified by the seal of the precinct commission.

 15. The list of voters, referendum participants shall be made available by the precinct
commission for inspection by voters, referendum participants and its additional updating not
later than in 20 days prior to the voting day.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 16. A citizen of the Russian Federation that possesses the active electoral right, the
right to participate in a referendum shall be entitled to apply to a precinct commission with an
application on his inclusion into the list of voters, referendum participants or on any mistake or
inaccuracy in his data entered in the list of voters, referendum participants. The precinct
commission shall consider such applications and submitted documents within 24 hours of the
submission or within 2 hours if submitted on the voting day but not later than the end of the
voting, and correct the mistake or inaccuracy or make a decision on application dismissal with
indication of reasons of such dismissal and provide a certified copy of this decision to an
applicant. Decision of precinct commission on dismissal of application on inclusion of a citizen
of the Russian Federation into the list of voters, referendum participants may be appealed in
superior commission or court (at location of precinct commission) that shall consider the
complain (application) within three days, and in three and less days prior to the voting day and
on the voting day – immediately. If the decision is taken to satisfy the complaint (application),
precinct commission shall immediately make corrections in the list of voters, referendum
participants. Exclusion of a citizen of the Russian Federation out of the list of voters,
referendum participants after it is signed by chairmen and secretaries of corresponding
commissions and certified with these commissions seals in the order provided for by Clause 12
of this Article shall be made only on the basis of official documents, including decision of
superior commission on inclusion of a voter, referendum participant into the list of voters,
referendum participants of another election precinct, referendum precinct, and also in case of
issue of absentee certificate to a voter, referendum participant. The date of exclusion of a
citizen of the Russian Federation out of the list shall be entered into the list of voters,
referendum participants and to database of GAS “Vybory”, as well as the reason for such
exclusion. This entry in the list of voters, referendum participants shall be certified by signature
of the chairman of the precinct commission and in case of issue of absentee certificate – by
signature of the member of commission issued such absentee certificate with indication of the
date of the signature. Each citizen of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to notify the
precinct commission of a change of data on voters’ referendum participants included in the list
of voters, referendum participants for corresponding precinct stated in Clause 5, Article 16 of
this Federal Law.
(Clause 16 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 17. Voters, referendum participants at places of temporary stay, working at enterprises
of nonstop operation and performing certain types of work where working time (shift) cannot be
reduced, as well as voters, referendum participants out of military men outside the location of
their military unit by the decision of precinct election can be included into the list of voters,
referendum participants for election precinct, referendum precinct at the place of their
temporary stay at their personal application submitted to precinct commission not later than in
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three days prior to the voting day. This information shall be submitted to precinct commission
where such voter, referendum participant is included into the list of voters, referendum
participants by corresponding territorial commission (if place of residence of a voter,
referendum participant is in the territory of the same subject of the Russian Federation), or by
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation (if place of residence of a voter,
referendum participant is in the territory of another subject of the Russian Federation). Election
commission enters a note in a box “Special Notes” in the list of voters, referendum participant
“Included into list of voters (referendum participants) for election precinct (referendum precinct)
No.” indicating the number of election precinct, referendum precinct and, if necessary, name of
the subject of the Russian Federation. The Law may stipulate that voters, referendum
participant with no registration at place of residence within the Russian Federation by the
decision of precinct commission may be included into the list of voters, referendum participants
at election precinct, referendum precinct formed or determined by special decision of superior
commission for conducting of voting of such voters, referendum participants at their personal
written application submitted to precinct commission not later than on the voting day.
(Clause 17 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 171 Lists of voters, referendum participant are prepared on the voting at election
precincts, referendum precincts formed in accordance with Clause 5, Article 19 of this Federal
Law at railway stations and airports. Voters, referendum participants that stay at such places on
the voting are included into the lists of voters, referendum participants upon presentation of
absentee certificate.
(Clause 171 introduced by the Federal Law of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)

 18. Amendments to the lists of voters, referendum participants prior to the end of voting
and commencement of counting of votes of voters, referendum participants are not allowed.

 19. Upon official publication of results of elections, referendum, information on voters,
referendum participants contained in the lists of voters, referendum participants may be used
for clarification of data on voters, referendum participants in the registry of voters, referendum
participants.
(Clause 19 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)